Today, I finally got around to finishing the holiday greeting I wanted to send out from my Constant Contact account. It took me a while. Over the course of six weeks, my holiday wishes changed from an advent-oriented greeting to a winter solstice wish, to a New Years Eve encouragement and then finally a post-New Year's Day greeting. I struggled with procrastination and perfectionism for weeks! I know I'm not alone in this kind of struggle. I have a lot of compassion for those who struggle this way. It is a common theme with many who come to me for support and guidance. I don't want to say or do 'something wrong'. I don't want to make a mistake that would adversely effect myself or anyone else. I want to be sure what I do is 'good enough', won't be taken the wrong way, seem arrogant or ignorant. So I struggle to get things done.
A wise person told me: "Remember, that all mistakes are the source of growth. Struggle is something different: it is resistance to making a mistake-resistance to guidance from our Higher Power. But even struggling is grounds for growth when the struggling stops."
Mistakes are miss-takes. Can I give myself permission to need a couple of 'takes' to get where I want to go, do what I want to do. become who I want to become?
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